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21 Cards in this Set
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The Benedictine abbey in the French city of ________ became a model for the revised and energized monastic tradition in the medieval West.
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Cluny
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Which of the following describes the purpose of a reliquary?
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an ornamental housing for important religious artifacts
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The medieval architects' return to cut stone (in the ancient Roman method) for vaulting in their expanded churches introduced the new ________ style.
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Romanesque
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The dividing point between an earthly city and the realm of God was clearly illustrated by which of the following parts of the medieval church?
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entrance portal
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Historiated capitals are found as an element of which of the following parts of the medieval church?
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columns
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In which of the following countries did the style of Gothic architecture begin?
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France
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The Gothic cathedral was firstly a church, but it also acted as the official administrative seat of a
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bishop
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The principal intercessor between God and the Christian believer is traditionally
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the Virgin Mary.
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The first example of a true Gothic cathedral was the construction of ________ between 1122 and 1144.
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Saint-Denis
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The flying buttress architectural feature was first employed at
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Notre Dame.
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Landmarks (China)
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-Guanyin
-Diamond Sutra -A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks |
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Landmarks (India)
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-Standing Vishnu
-Vishnu Purana -Kandariya Mahadeo temple |
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Landmarks (Japan)
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-The Diary of Lady Murasaka
-Ko-omote No mask -Kadensho |
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In medieval India, the Vedic gods were
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worshiped as avatars of the Absolute Spirit.
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The most popular religious books of medieval Hinduism were the
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Puranas.
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Tala and raga are terms associated with
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Indian music
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The first novel in world literature was written in medieval
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Japan.
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It is NOT true of Chinese scroll painting that
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-landscape was the favorite genre.
→ objects are presented from multiple vantage points. -handscrolls are "read" from left to right. -such scrolls were often made of silk. |
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In Japan, paradise and "salvation" were anticipated by followers of
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the Pure Land Sect.
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The famous Venetian merchant that visited China in the thirteenth century was
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Marco Polo
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The main route to official status in China throughout its long history has been
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the imperial examination system.
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